CN220737709U - Defective product recycling mechanism of vitamin C chewable tablets - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model discloses a mechanism for recycling defective products of vitamin C chewable tablets, which comprises a recycling bin, wherein bases are arranged on two sides of the bottom end of the recycling bin, a protective shell is arranged on one side of the recycling bin, a conveying rod is arranged in the protective shell, conveying blades are uniformly arranged on the outer side of the conveying rod, a servo motor is arranged at one end, extending to the outer side of the protective shell, of the conveying rod, and a discharge hole is arranged on one side of the inner side of the protective shell. According to the utility model, the cam impacts the screen plate, so that unqualified vitamin C chewable tablet powder falls into the protective shell along with vibration of the conveying blades, the conveying blades are driven to do synchronous rotary motion under the cooperation of the starting servo motor and the conveying rod, the unqualified vitamin C chewable tablet powder falling into the protective shell is driven to do ascending motion along with the conveying blades, and the unqualified vitamin C chewable tablet powder falls into the recovery box again under the cooperation of the discharge port and the guide plate to be crushed to be qualified.
Description
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of chewable tablets, in particular to a mechanism for recycling defective products of vitamin C chewable tablets.
Background
In the process of processing and producing the vitamin C chewable tablets, a part of finished products are damaged due to the influence of various factors, so that the quality of the finished products is influenced, and the vitamin C chewable tablets of the damaged products are required to be recovered through a recovery mechanism;
the existing defective goods recovery mechanism of vitamin C chewable tablets pulverizes the vitamin C chewable tablets during recovery processing, but the unqualified vitamin C chewable tablets after pulverize are inconvenient to carry out secondary processing or secondary processing operation is tedious, waste time and energy are wasted, processing efficiency is reduced, and the existing defective goods recovery mechanism of vitamin C chewable tablets does not have sterilizing and disinfecting effects, so that bacteria can be bred during processing, secondary pollution of the vitamin C chewable tablets is caused, and using effect is affected.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to provide a defective product recovery mechanism of vitamin C chewable tablets, which solves the problems that the conventional defective product recovery mechanism of vitamin C chewable tablets provided in the background art is inconvenient to repeatedly process for a plurality of times and does not have sterilization and disinfection.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: the utility model provides a mechanism is retrieved to incomplete product of vitamin C chewable tablet, includes the collection box, the base is all installed to the both sides of collection box bottom, the protective housing is installed to one side of collection box, and the internally mounted of protective housing has the conveyer rod, conveyer blade is evenly installed in the outside of conveyer rod, the servo motor is installed to the one end that the conveyer rod extended to the protective housing outside, the discharge gate is installed to one side of protective housing inside, and the discharge gate extends to the inside of collection box, the both sides of collection box inside all are provided with the mounting groove, the heater strip is evenly installed to the inside of mounting groove, the ultraviolet lamp is evenly installed on the inside top of collection box, the guide board is all installed to the both sides of collection box inside, and the internally mounted of collection box on one side of guide board has the initiative crushing roller, one side of initiative crushing roller is connected with the driven crushing roller, the inside of driven crushing roller is run through and is had the driven shaft, the internally mounted of the collection box on one side has the cam, the inside of cam is run through and is connected with the connecting axle, the collection box inside bottom of collection box installs the collection box, the bottom of collection box inside all is provided with the mounting groove, the top of the stopper, the both sides are all provided with the feed-back is smashed to the both sides.
When the mechanism for recycling the defective products of the vitamin C chewable tablets is used, the recycled defective products of the vitamin C chewable tablets can be sterilized and disinfected through the cooperation of the ultraviolet lamp and the heating wire, and the vitamin C chewable tablets can be repeatedly processed for many times through the cooperation of the conveying blade, the conveying rod and the servo motor.
Preferably, the crushing mechanism comprises an alternating current motor, the alternating current motor is arranged on the back of one side of the recovery box, a driving shaft is arranged at one end of the alternating current motor, a driving gear is sleeved on the outer side of the driving shaft, a chain is arranged on one side of the driving gear, a driven gear is arranged on one side of the chain, a driving belt pulley is sleeved on the outer side of the driving shaft on one side of the driving gear, a linkage belt is arranged on one side of the driving belt pulley, and a driven belt pulley is arranged on one side of the linkage belt.
Preferably, the driving gear and the driven gear have the same size, and the movement directions of the driving gear and the driven gear are consistent.
Preferably, the conveying blades are provided with a plurality of groups, and the conveying blades are distributed at equal intervals.
Preferably, the heating wires are uniformly wound into the mounting groove, and the sections of the heating wires are round.
Preferably, the guide plates are arranged in the recovery box, and the two guide plates are obliquely distributed.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that: the defective product recovery mechanism of the vitamin C chewable tablet not only can realize the effect of repeated processing for a plurality of times, but also has the functions of sterilization and disinfection;
the cam impacts the screen plate, so that unqualified vitamin C chewable tablet powder falls into the protective shell along with vibration of the conveying blades, the conveying blades are driven to do synchronous rotary motion under the cooperation of the starting servo motor and the conveying rod, the powder of the unqualified vitamin C chewable tablet falling into the protective shell is driven to do ascending motion along with the conveying blades, the unqualified vitamin C chewable tablet powder falls into the recovery box again to be crushed and qualified under the cooperation of the discharge port and the guide plate, and compared with the traditional operation, the method can save time and labor, reduce the labor intensity of workers and improve the recovery quality of the vitamin C chewable tablet;
through starting ultraviolet lamp for the incomplete article of vitamin C chewable tablet is tentatively disinfected to the ultraviolet ray of ultraviolet lamp's production, and rethread starts the heater strip, and further carries out high temperature disinfection to the incomplete article of vitamin C chewable tablet, through above-mentioned dual disinfection disinfects, thereby suppresses the breeding of bacterium, plays the sterile effect of disinfecting, and then avoids the secondary pollution of vitamin C chewable tablet.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a front cross-sectional structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 2A according to the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic rear view of the present utility model;
fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the recovery tank of the present utility model.
Reference numerals in the drawings illustrate: 1. a recovery box; 2. a base; 3. a limiting block; 4. a collection box; 5. a protective shell; 6. a conveying rod; 7. conveying blades; 8. a mounting groove; 9. a heating wire; 10. a discharge port; 11. a servo motor; 12. a guide plate; 13. an ultraviolet lamp; 14. a feed inlet; 15. an active crushing roller; 16. a driven pulverizing roller; 17. a sieve plate; 18. a connecting shaft; 19. a cam; 20. a crushing mechanism; 2001. a linkage belt; 2002. an alternating current motor; 2003. a driving shaft; 2004. a chain; 2005. a drive gear; 2006. a driving pulley; 2007. a driven pulley; 2008. a driven gear; 21. and a driven shaft.
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For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present utility model more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments of the present utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without inventive faculty, are intended to be within the scope of the present utility model, based on the embodiments of the present utility model.
Referring to fig. 1-5, an embodiment of the present utility model is provided: the utility model provides a mechanism is retrieved to incomplete product of vitamin C chewable tablet, includes recovery tank 1, and base 2 is all installed to the both sides of recovery tank 1 bottom, and protective housing 5 is installed to one side of recovery tank 1, and the internally mounted of protective housing 5 has conveying pole 6, and conveying blade 7 is evenly installed in the outside of conveying pole 6;
the conveying blades 7 are provided with a plurality of groups, and the conveying blades 7 are distributed at equal intervals;
specifically, as shown in fig. 1, when in use, by arranging a plurality of groups of conveying blades 7, and then matching the servo motor 11 with the conveying rod 6, automatic feeding can be realized, unqualified vitamin C chewable tablet powder is sent into the recovery box 1 again for crushing, and the recovery quality is improved;
one end of the conveying rod 6 extending to the outer side of the protective shell 5 is provided with a servo motor 11, one side of the inner part of the protective shell 5 is provided with a discharge hole 10, the discharge hole 10 extends to the inner part of the recovery box 1, both sides of the inner part of the recovery box 1 are provided with mounting grooves 8, and the inner part of the mounting grooves 8 is uniformly provided with heating wires 9;
the heating wires 9 are uniformly wound into the mounting groove 8, and the section of the heating wires 9 is circular;
specifically, as shown in fig. 1, when in use, the heating wire 9 can be used for high-temperature sterilization of the residual product of the vitamin C chewable tablet so as to carry out subsequent operation;
the top end of the inside of the recovery box 1 is uniformly provided with ultraviolet lamps 13, and both sides of the inside of the recovery box 1 are provided with guide plates 12;
two groups of guide plates 12 are arranged in the recovery box 1, and the two groups of guide plates 12 are distributed in an inclined manner;
specifically, as shown in fig. 1, when in use, the residual products of the vitamin C chewable tablets entering the recovery box 1 can be guided to the working ranges of the driving crushing roller 15 and the driven crushing roller 16 by the cooperation of the guide plate 12, so that the crushing efficiency is improved;
the inside of the recovery box 1 on one side of the guide plate 12 is provided with a driving crushing roller 15, one side of the driving crushing roller 15 is connected with a driven crushing roller 16, a driven shaft 21 penetrates through the inside of the driven crushing roller 16, a screen plate 17 is arranged in the recovery box 1 on one side of the driven crushing roller 16, the bottom end of the screen plate 17 is connected with a cam 19, a connecting shaft 18 penetrates through the inside of the cam 19, the bottom end of the inside of the recovery box 1 is provided with a collecting box 4, the bottom end of the collecting box 4 is provided with a limiting block 3, and one side of the back of the recovery box 1 is provided with a crushing mechanism 20;
the crushing mechanism 20 comprises an alternating current motor 2002, the alternating current motor 2002 is arranged on the back surface of one side of the recovery box 1, a driving shaft 2003 is arranged at one end of the alternating current motor 2002, a driving gear 2005 is sleeved on the outer side of the driving shaft 2003, a chain 2004 is arranged on one side of the driving gear 2005, a driven gear 2008 is arranged on one side of the chain 2004, a driving belt pulley 2006 is sleeved on the outer side of the driving shaft 2003 on one side of the driving gear 2005, a linkage belt 2001 is arranged on one side of the driving belt pulley 2006, and a driven belt 2007 is arranged on one side of the linkage belt 2001;
the driving gear 2005 and the driven gear 2008 have the same size, and the movement direction of the driving gear 2005 and the driven gear 2008 are consistent;
both sides of the top end of the recovery box 1 are provided with feed inlets 14;
specifically, as shown in fig. 2, 3 and 4, when in use, the alternating current motor 2002 is started to drive the driving crushing roller 15 and the driven crushing roller 16 to perform rotary motion, so that the defective vitamin C chewable tablet is crushed, the alternating current motor 2002 is started again and simultaneously drives the cam 19 to impact the sieve plate 17, and unqualified vitamin C chewable tablet powder is screened, so that the recovery efficiency is improved.
Working principle: when the utility model is used, firstly, the defective products of the vitamin C chewable tablets to be recovered are put into the recovery box 1 through the feed inlet 14, the ultraviolet lamp 13 is started, and the defective products of the vitamin C chewable tablets are sterilized and disinfected through the ultraviolet rays generated by the ultraviolet lamp 13, so that the defective products of the vitamin C chewable tablets are prevented from being polluted by secondary pollution in the processing process, and the defective products of the vitamin C chewable tablets are sterilized and disinfected at high temperature through the heating wire 9 in the starting mounting groove 8, so that the defective products of the vitamin C chewable tablets are further sterilized and disinfected, and the secondary pollution efficiency is reduced;
secondly, the remnants of the vitamin C chewable tablets entering the recycling bin 1 are guided to the working ranges of the driving crushing roller 15 and the driven crushing roller 16 through the guide plate 12, the driving gear 2005 and the chain 2004 are driven to do rotary motion under the cooperation of the driving shaft 2003 by starting the alternating current motor 2002, so that the driven gear 2008 and the driven shaft 21 are driven to do synchronous rotary motion, the driving crushing roller 15 and the driven crushing roller 16 are driven to do rotary motion, the remnants of the vitamin C chewable tablets falling between the driving crushing roller 15 and the driven crushing roller 16 are crushed, the crushed remnants of the vitamin C chewable tablets fall onto the screen plate 17, the driving belt 2001 and the driven belt 2007 and the connecting shaft 18 are driven to do rotary motion under the cooperation of the driving belt 2006, and the cam 19 at one end of the connecting shaft 18 is driven to do synchronous rotary motion to impact the screen plate 17, so that the crushed vitamin C chewable tablet powder on the screen plate 17 is screened, and the qualified vitamin C chewable tablet powder falls into the collecting bin 4 to be collected, and thus secondary utilization of workers is facilitated;
finally, when the cam 19 hits the screen plate 17, unqualified vitamin C chewable tablet powder falls into the protective shell 5, the servo motor 11 is started to drive the conveying rod 6 to perform rotary motion, so that the conveying blade 7 is driven to perform synchronous rotary motion, the conveying blade 7 is driven to perform lifting motion while moving the powder of the unqualified vitamin C chewable tablet falling into the protective shell 5, the unqualified vitamin C chewable tablet powder falls into the recovery box 1 again under the cooperation of the discharge port 10 and the guide plate 12, and the unqualified vitamin C chewable tablet powder is crushed again through the driving crushing roller 15 and the driven crushing roller 16, so that the powder is qualified, and the recovery quality of the vitamin C chewable tablet can be improved through the operation.
In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.
The apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the elements illustrated as separate elements may or may not be physically separate, and the elements shown as elements may or may not be physical elements, may be located in one place, or may be distributed over a plurality of network elements. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand and implement the present utility model without undue burden.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present utility model, and are not limiting; although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model.
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1. The utility model provides a mechanism is retrieved to incomplete article of vitamin C chewable tablet, includes collection box (1), its characterized in that: base (2) are all installed to the both sides of collection box (1) bottom, protective housing (5) are installed to one side of collection box (1), and internally mounted of protective housing (5) has conveyer rod (6), conveying blade (7) are evenly installed in the outside of conveyer rod (6), servo motor (11) are installed to the one end that conveyer rod (6) extends to the protective housing (5) outside, discharge gate (10) are installed to one side of protective housing (5) inside, and discharge gate (10) extend to the inside of collection box (1), both sides of collection box (1) inside all are provided with mounting groove (8), heater strip (9) are evenly installed to the inside of mounting groove (8), ultraviolet lamp (13) are evenly installed on the top of collection box (1) inside, guide board (12) are all installed to the both sides of collection box (1) inside, and guide board (12) one side of collection box (1) internally mounted have initiative crushing roller (15), one side of initiative crushing roller (15) is connected with driven crushing roller (16), driven roller (16) inside crushing roller (21) are run through, driven roller (16) are installed inside (17), and the bottom of sieve (17) is connected with cam (19), the inside of cam (19) runs through there is connecting axle (18), collecting box (4) are installed to the inside bottom of collection box (1), stopper (3) are installed to the bottom of collecting box (4), one side at the recovery box (1) back is provided with crushing mechanism (20), the both sides at recovery box (1) top all are provided with pan feeding mouth (14).
2. The mechanism for recovering the residual product of the vitamin C chewable tablet according to claim 1, wherein: the smashing mechanism (20) comprises an alternating current motor (2002), the alternating current motor (2002) is arranged on the back face of one side of the recycling bin (1), a driving shaft (2003) is arranged at one end of the alternating current motor (2002), a driving gear (2005) is sleeved on the outer side of the driving shaft (2003), a chain (2004) is arranged on one side of the driving gear (2005), a driven gear (2008) is arranged on one side of the chain (2004), a driving belt wheel (2006) is sleeved on the outer side of the driving shaft (2003) on one side of the driving gear (2005), a linkage belt (2001) is arranged on one side of the driving belt wheel (2006), and a driven belt wheel (2007) is arranged on one side of the linkage belt (2001).
3. The mechanism for recovering the residual product of the vitamin C chewable tablet according to claim 2, wherein: the driving gear (2005) and the driven gear (2008) have the same size, and the driving gear (2005) and the driven gear (2008) have the same movement direction.
4. The mechanism for recovering the residual product of the vitamin C chewable tablet according to claim 1, wherein: the conveying blades (7) are arranged in a plurality of groups, and the conveying blades (7) are distributed at equal intervals.
5. The mechanism for recovering the residual product of the vitamin C chewable tablet according to claim 1, wherein: the heating wires (9) are uniformly wound into the mounting grooves (8), and the sections of the heating wires (9) are round.
6. The mechanism for recovering the residual product of the vitamin C chewable tablet according to claim 1, wherein: the guide plates (12) are arranged in the recovery box (1) in two groups, and the guide plates (12) in two groups are obliquely distributed.
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